S. 3339: A bill to restore military priorities, and for other purposes.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A bill to restore military priorities, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Restoring Military Priorities Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to restore certain funds that were transferred from various DOD accounts to be used for the construction of a wall along the southern border of the United States. The bill also reduces the amount of funding that DOD is permitted to transfer between certain appropriations accounts.

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Official text

A bill to restore military priorities, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 35 cosponsors

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Jack Reed (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3339.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s3339 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116